Farm on the Hill and Manor House Farm...
Farm on the Hill is run from our family farm; Manor House Farm nr Alton in the Churnet Valley, Staffordshire.
The farm has been in our family for five generations, my daughter will be the sixth!
Being somewhere as a family for so long really gives you a sense of belonging and a love of where you are. We really love this farm!
The farm has been in our family for five generations, my daughter will be the sixth!
Being somewhere as a family for so long really gives you a sense of belonging and a love of where you are. We really love this farm!
Conservation and Wildlife Habitat
 the tree planting team just after the last tree had been planted!
Two years ago we planted our first main wildlife area; a 12 acre native woodland and wildflower meadow. It's been a complete success and is absolutely beautiful, especially in the summer when it's awash with colour and buzzing with wildlife. Take a look at the pictures of the last year on our woodland blog.
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New Conservation Projects
 the new field -soon to be a heritage orchard, willow sculpture area, living garden centre and tea garden
This year we are taking on another exciting project! :-)
We're planting an orchard of varieties of heritage and local fruit trees and undersowing them with wildflowers, as well as planting a sensory area, a living garden centre (no plastic pots and all plants growing in the ground!), living willow sculptures and erecting information boards around the farm detailing wildlife, wildflower and tree species :-) |
The People at Manor House Farm
we are a group of family and friends passionate about the countryside, conservation and community..we love what we do and hope you love it too! :-)
me... Alethea (Lee)
 sowing wildflower seed in the woodland
I'm lee, i've lived on this farm all my life and i absolutely love it!
I used to grow and sell organic vegetables but i became so busy that i couldn't find the time to do all the other things i wanted to do (I have so many ideas!). So i changed course, turned the land that was vegetables into allotments and began some new projects! One of my big passions, aside from veg growing, is art and craft. I've always loved making and creating. This year we're opening a craft shop on the farm, and online, in which we hope to not only be able to sell things we make here, but also those made by other people from the local community. Ben
 Ben enjoying a rather exciting piece of salad on toast!
Ben is the resident bike mechanic and computer repair man. He's also a pro digger and loves nothing more than digging big holes and trenches, chopping firewood with his axe; he can chop a whole tree into logs in one afternoon! and generally doing anything that needs doing!
Ben has been working as a bike mechanic for over 18 years and has worked with numerous national and world champion riders...he loves bikes and can fix anything! Check out our bike repair page to find out more about him and our bike repairs service. |
Dad..Chris
 Dad (Chris) with Adam from Countryfile when he came to buy an Irish Moiled bull from us
My dad (Chris) has lived and worked on the farm all his life, taking over from my grandpa when he was in his twenties.
He has always instilled in us a love of the land, and a feeling of gratitude for where we are. His main loves are antiques, heavy metal music(!!!) and animals, in particular cows and native rare breeds. He works extensively with both the Irish Moiled Society and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust to ensure that our native breeds do not become extinct. Chris also runs the farm Bed and Breakfast and cooks perhaps the best full english breakfast in the world! :-) Margaret - 'Parge'
 Margaret practicing roof yoga!
Margaret, my dad's wife, has lived here now for about 20 years.
Fearless, wonderful, and often seen practicing such extreme sports as roof yoga, (also known as retiling the roof) and balancing precariously on the top of very tall hedges with her trusty hedge cutter or chainsaw! Margaret runs the Bed and Breakfast and Self Catering Cottage, as well as looking after all the farm animals and generally doing anything that needs doing... (Never seen sitting!) :-) |
